Budget Unveiled Without Tax Hike In Allen Township

A $229,090 budget for 1988 was introduced yesterday by the Allen Township supervisors. The proposed budget calls for no real estate tax increase and is a reduction from the $237,450 budget this year.

The township has held the line on real estate taxes for more than 20 years.

The budget was read by Supervisors Chairman Nelson Heffelfinger without comment.

Proposed expenditures are: $10,000 for general government, up from $9,600; $2,500 for financial administration, up from $2,400; $16,000 for law, up from $14,000; $9,700 for clerk/secretary, up from $9,500; $7,000 for engineering services, up from $6,000; $15,000 for government buildings and plant, up from $10,000; $17,553 for public safety, down from $21,800; $1,400 for public works and sanitation, up from $1,200; $2,300 for fire hydrant service, up from $2,000; $5,000 for parks and playgrounds, up from $2,000;

Also, $200 contribution to Northampton Area Public Library, same as this year; $9,726 debt principal, down from $18,500; $1,323 debt interest, down from $3,500; $8,000 for workmen's compensation, same as this year; $4,200 for health insurance, up from $2,600; $4,000 for payroll deductions, up from $3,800; $1,100 for unemployment compensation, up from $900; $13,000 for liability insurance for automobiles, up from $12,000; $4,500 for errors and omissions insurance, up from $4,000; $8,200 for multi-peril insurance, up from $8,000; $8,000 for sewage enforcement officer, new category this year; $2,500 for zoning officer, down from $3,000; $37,388 for highways, up from $35,779, and $4,500 for snow removal, up from $4,000.

The major expenditure in the budget is $36,000 for new road maintenance equipment.

Revenue sources are: $62,650 from real estate taxes, up from $60,739; $1,500, prior year real estate taxes, same as this year; $1,100, delinquent real estate taxes, down from $1,200; $6,800, per capita taxes, same as this year; $500, prior year per capita, down from $600; $10,000, real estate transfer, up from $9,000; $110,000, earned income taxes, up from $77,000; $2,600, occupational privilege tax, same as this year; $1,700, licenses and permits, same as this year; $2,600, fines and forfeits, same as this year; $2,400, interest earnings, same as this year, and $5,000, intergovernmental revenue, same as this year.

Also; $5,000, zoning and subdivision fees, up from $4,000; $1,000, hearing fees, up from $600; $2,500, building permits, up from $2,200; $2,300, sewage permits, up from $2,000; $7,400, contracted snow removal, up from $7,300; $40, recreational fees, same as this year, and $4,000, miscellaneous revenues, same as this year.

The receipts total $229,090.

A 1987 balance will be added to the budget during the close-out meeting at 3:30 p.m. Dec.30. Last year, there was a $47,000 balance.

The township expects to receive $44,588 in liquid fuels refunds from the state, up from $43,678. The funds will be used for snow removal, repairs to tools and machinery, new equipment and road construction.

The supervisors rejected the Howard Krapf subdivision proposed for Savage Road. Heffelfinger said the developer should submit a site plan that includes the existing trucking company and the proposed warehouse facility. He said a site plan was never submitted for the trucking company.